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ElyNewsEL|ely-news.co.uk|January19,2017|3 CELEBRATION:HarryBye, onhis100thbirthday,with familymembers Harry happy AFORMERFenlandrailwayman forphotographswithhisgreat- UK’squieteststation. mile.Itwasstillmainlysteamtrains wholivedthroughtheageofsteam grandchildrensittingonhisknee. “IwasbornathomeatFordham atfirst,andyoucouldhearthem to celebrate markedhis100thbirthdaylast Harryhasspenthislifelivingin onesnowySunday,andhavelived coming.” Friday. thecounty,startingoutworking inCambridgeshireallmylifesince,” Hemarriedin1940,andhadtwo Great-grandfatherHarryBye, asafarmlabourer,whichhesays hesaid.“Igotajobasaporterat children,oneofwhom,ason,pre- being 100 ofEly,celebratedhisbigday really‘killedhim’beforebecoming ShippeaHillstationin1955,andI deceasedhim,aged72. openinghiscardfromtheQueen, aporterinthe1950satShippeaHill wouldcycletherefrommyhome Hehastwograndchildrenandfive surroundedbyhisfamilyandposing station,betterknowntodayasthe everyday,aboutthree-quartersofa great-grandchildren. Ceducataionsh boost for DIRECt FROm OuR SOhAm FACtORy tO yOuR hOmE area’s schools SCHOOLS in East Cam- chriselliott Aswellastheextramoney, bridgeshirearesetforamul- @ChrisElliottCN OpportunityAreaswillhave ti-millionpoundboostafter “priorityaccess”tootherDe- afundingbattlebythearea’s partmentforEducationsup- MP. timeforEastCambridgeshire port,includingafundcalled Thedistricthasbeendes- tobeincludedasan‘Oppor- theTeachingandLeadership ignatedoneof12‘Opportu- tunityArea’.Ihavearranged InnovationFund,worth£75 nity Areas’ by the Govern- fortheheadteachersofmy million, “focused on sup- ment, and will share in a secondary schools to meet portingteachersandschool bumper£72milliontreasure withtheEducationSecretary leadersinchallengingareas chest aimed at tackling the andhaveraisedthisissuein todevelop.” issueofsocialmobility. theHouseofCommonsput- Ms Greening was due to East Cambridgeshire and tingthecaseforinvestment say:“ForBritaintosucceed PVC WINDOWSAND DOORS Fenland will get £6 million inourarea,inparticularas wemustbeacountrywhere between them, said South wearesowelllocatednear everyonehasafairchanceto East Cambridgeshire MP thethrivingbusinesscentre goasfarastheirtalentand Lucy Frazer, who has been aroundCambridge.” theirhardworkwillallow. PVC Aluminium& lobbyingtheDepartmentfor Exact details of how the “Educationisattheheart PVCBi-FOLDS Education to secure more money will be spent have of that ambition, and is ROOFLINE money for schools in the yettobeunveiled,butitwill central to breaking down inchoice constituency. be used to back partner- thebarrierstosocialmobil- Supplyand Shesaidshewas‘thrilled’ shipprojectsinvolvingearly itythattoomanyfaceinour ofcolours& bytheannouncement,made years education providers, countrytoday.” Installation fnishes byEducationSecretaryJus- schools, colleges, universi- Lucy Frazer said: “I am tineGreening. ties, businesses, charities thrilled by the announce- She said: “East Cam- andlocalauthorities“toen- ment. This is something I bridgeshireranksasthe14th sureallchildrenandyoung feel passionate about and A–RATED WINDOWS AS STANDARD worstareainthecountryfor peoplehavetheopportunity have consistently cam- TRADE ENQUIRIES WELCOME social mobility. Its historic toreachtheirfullpotential.” paignedfor.” lackoffundingforeducation Ms Greening was due to doesnothelpyoungpeople spelloutthefundingplansat achieveandgetthestepup aneventyesterdayhostedby Tocommenton WINDOWS theydeserve. theSuttoneducationaltrust thisstoryvisit “Ihavebeenpressingthe andaccountantspricewater- cambridge-news. 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That is more than had suffered falls. There cambridge-news. service’sperformance. 10 per cent being lost to havebeensomeinstances co.uk/all-about/ely The service was com- delays.” whereapatientwaswait- ElyNewsEL|ely-news.co.uk|January19,2017|5 Mheritageuseum wins lotto funding ELY Museum has received a AnnASavva andreinvigorateddisplays,to supportgrantfromtheHerit- safeguarding existing collec- @AnnaSavvaCN ageLotteryFund(HLF),itwas tionsandaddingnewvoices announcedyesterday. from the community – this An initial sum of £159,300 tobecominganexciting21st projectissettotransformEly will be given to help kick- centuryheritageattractionfor Museumfora21stcenturyau- start the museum’s ‘Unlock- thelocalareaanditspeople.” dience.Oursupporthasbeen ing the Potential of the Old Thankstomoneyraisedby made possible by National Gaol’ project, which will see National Lottery players, the Lotteryplayerssowe’repartic- it transformed over the next development fund will help ularlypleasedthatthisproject fouryears. progressplanstoapplyfora has a real focus on enabling Todothisthemuseumwill fullgrantof£1.8m. communities to explore the workwithlocalcommunities If granted, the extra funds heritageheldatthemuseum tobecomeaheritagehubfor will be used to renovate the andtoplayavitalroleinits residents and tourists, ena- historic ‘Old Gaol’ building, future.” blingthemtoexplorethehis- and to redesign the exhibi- Therewillbelotsofoppor- toryoftheareathroughnew tion displays which will tell tunitiesforthecommunityto DOUBLEVISION:TomandValerieSimsposewithworkfromtheforthcomingexhibition. galleries, a series of events, thestoryofElyandEastCam- getinvolvedwithnewevents exhibitionsandimprovedfa- bridgeshire. and activities, volunteering Couple to exhibit Fenland landscapes cilities. Storage for the museum’s opportunities and consulta- It is hoped the museum collectionswillalsobemod- tionsplanned. canbecomeanexcitingdes- ernisedtosafeguardthemfor The museum building tinationforlocalfamiliesand futuregenerations,andthere- housed the Bishop of Ely’s schools while new resources vampedmuseumwillseenew gaolfrom1679-1836andhas AMARRIEDcouplefromEly scenesfromasfarawayasthe abstractimpressioniststyleof andtrailswillencouragevisi- publicresearchareas. alsobeenaprivatehouse,ali- areshowcasingtheirshared Norfolkcoasttotheheartland paintingoncanvas. torstofurtherexploretheher- Visitingschoolswillfindim- braryandaregisteroffice. loveoftheFenlandlandscape oftheFens. Aprivateviewingwillbe itageoftheregion. proved educational facilities, Formoreinformationvisit: withajointexhibitionatthe Whiletheymayshare heldatTheOldFireEngine Ely Museum curator, Elie while a lift will be installed www.elymuseum.org.uk OldFireEngineHousenext similarsubjectmatter,each HouseonThursday,February Hughes,said:“Thisissuchex- and visitor facilities made month. usesdifferenttechniquesto 2,6-8pm.Theexhibition citingnewsforElyMuseum. moreaccessibleforall. Tocommenton ValerieandTom bringtheirpastoralscenesto runsfromFebruary3to26. The support of the Heritage Head of HLF East of Eng- thisstoryvisit Sims’sexhibitionentitled life,withValeriefavouring Formoreinformationvisit cambridge-news. LotteryFundmeansthatthe land,RobynLlewellyn, said: ‘Reflectionsonthe traditionalwoodcutprint- www.valeriesims.co.ukor co.uk/all-about/ely museum is one step closer “From much-needed space Landscape,’bringstolife makingandTomamore www.impasto.co.uk 6|January19,2017|ely-news.co.uk|ElyNewsEL Letters OURPOLICY WRITETO Pleaseencloseyourfulladdressanddaytimetelephone LetterstotheEditor,ElyNews, number.Keepyourlettertonomorethan250words. 27MarketPlace,ElyCB74NP ElyNewsreservestherighttoeditmaterial.Lettersshould EMAIL arrivebynoonontheMondaybeforepublication [email protected] Giveparamedics ElyNewsisyourlocalnewspaper Your pictures forthecityandsurroundingareas. 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PoliceandCrime CommissionerJasonAblewhite joshthomas CllrJoanWhiteheadsaid:“Arewe, isreachingoutforpeopleto @JoshThomasCN ortheLocalGovernmentAssocia- volunteertohelpvictimsand tion, protesting about the level of witnessesofoffencesinthe cutswearegoingtohavetosustain, county. FEARS have been expressed that orarewejustgoingtosaythankyou Cambridgeshire budget proposals would cut sup- verymuch?” Constabulary’sVictimand portforstrugglingschools. CllrCountsaidthecouncilwould WitnessHubislookingfor Cllr Lucy Nethsingha, Lib Dem like to use its “persuasive power” volunteersthroughoutthe leader at Cambridgeshire County tomakesureitgotasmuchmoney countytoworkwithitinhelping Council, has warned of the cuts, back from redistributed business victimsofcrimetocopeand saying current budget proposals ratesasitcouldnegotiate. recover. reduceallcountysupporttostrug- CllrWhiteheadsaid:“Ithinkwe TheHubprovidesan‘end glingschools. wouldlikeafairshareofthecake, toend’supportserviceforall Speakingatthecountycouncil’s butwewouldalsolikethecaketo victimsandwitnessesofcrime. general purposes committee, she besomewhatbiggeraswell.” MrAblewhitesaid:“Fromday said:“Ithinkitisreallyimportant Concernswerealsoraisedabout one,whenthecrimeisreported, thatweallunderstandjusthowma- howthebudgetmightaffectmental throughoutthecriminaljustice jortheimplicationsofthecutsare. healthprovisionintheregion. processandafterwards,the “These proposed cuts cut all CllrMauriceLeekesaid:“Weare VictimandWitnessHubis funding from the learning direc- allkeenlyawareofthefundingof theretohelppeoplecopeand torate.Strugglingschoolsareleast DOINGTHESUMS:CllrLucyNethsinghahasraisedherconcernsandcouncil mental health services.We would recover. likely to be able to pay for many leaderCllrSteveCounthasreassuredcolleaguesthatallthebudgetproposals liketobereassuredthatthisdoesn’t “VolunteersworkwithVictim things.Thisisaproblemthatmem- willbedebatedatlength representashortfallinprovision.” Careco-ordinatorstoprovide bersofthecommitteeneedtobe Chief finance officer Chris Ma- emotionalandpracticalsupport. awareof.” Cllr Steve Count, leader of the £100millionofsavingsinthenext lyon,reassuredcouncillorsthatthis “Foranyonelookingtomake Shesaidotherproposedbudget countycouncil,reassuredcouncil- fiveyears. wasnotthecase. adifference,thiscouldbethe cuts would affect translation ser- lors it was not a political budget, Cllr Nethsingha said that, when roleforyou.” vices at schools, which would hit and that all proposals would be thebudgetwasdiscussedlaterthis ContactSandraWeldon non-Englishspeakingpupils. debated and discussed at length month, she would be submitting Tocommentonthisstoryvisitour on(01733)863109oremail “Weneedtobeawareoftheway beforetheyweretakenanyfurther. herownalternativesuggestions. websiteatcambridge-news. 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